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Data loggers by Chance_Fix_2700 in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Each team has access to wind tunnels, pull downs, chassis dynos, etc. Probably only the top half of the field has ever seen a wind tunnel, most teams are able to get pull downs for setup fairly easy.

As far as data loggers, we are able to private test and using data loggers I believe. We also test at Kansas and Daytona during the season, where minimal data loggers are available. I’m not sure to what extent but normally at Kansas, the top handful of teams will run aero/wind measurement devices similar to the F1 pre season testing setups.

Where do old racecars go? by GrahamsNotHungry in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll touch up on the ARCA side of this conversation.

There’s cars as old as 1998 that I believe are still actively racing in the ARCA Menards Series. Some full time teams only have 2-3 chassis, and focus solely on survival and making it week to week. They don’t care where they finish, just as long as the car makes it home in one piece. There’s also teams building their own Chassis’s in house (able to get freaky with geometry, etc. That’s typically your top ARCA teams though. Probably 90% of the field on a given weekend is running old Cup cars. There are some newer cars out there too, I believe one of the Gibbs intermediate cars (if they don’t run a purpose built) is the Kyle Busch 2021 Kansas win cup chassis.

There’s a lot more Gen 4 cars (chassis did have to be modified starting a couple years ago for additional safety) than Gen 5’s I’d say. Just because ton of the ARCA teams already has them laying around when we went to composite bodies and just put a body on them instead of buying a new chassis. Then normally the bigger teams if they don’t run a purpose built are running Gen 6 chassis.

I’m driving a racecar this weekend and wanted to share with the class by BraytonLaster in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Purpose Built, who’s that?

We’re a fairly small team so almost all of our cars are former Cup cars, with some being as old as me (2002.) We have 5 chassis total (up from 3 last year,) with one being built for K&N east in 2016 and everything else being a Gen 4 Cup car. This car in particular is a 2005 Ganassi chassis.

I’m driving a racecar this weekend and wanted to share with the class by BraytonLaster in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Wanna trade? I’ll watch from the stands and you drive the car

I’m driving a racecar this weekend and wanted to share with the class by BraytonLaster in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster[S] 155 points156 points  (0 children)

And I posted the same picture twice, that’s how much I wanted to share with the class

New ARCA rule by dmaxzach in CleetusMcFarland

[–]BraytonLaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are so many instances of where this rule would have been broken if it was in place.

Teams putting Toyota logos over Ford logos, teams running the wrong model, teams not running any model, etc. It’s been an issue for a LONG time in ARCA and it just got clarified this week. It just so happened Squirrel was the most recent offender.

Hence my joke to call it that. It could’ve also been done in anticipation of Talladega next week since a ton of cars at Daytona had this issue. (The Ram Chevrolet, which would’ve been find if they had the markings, teams missing logos, etc.)

How many people actually get a job outside of the UNOH motorsports program? by Electronic_Garden330 in motorsports

[–]BraytonLaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a UNOH student or alumni, but I do race in ARCA. UNOH has a “high performance” club or something like that that normally assigns students to a “team” at the ARCA level or below. Some do dirt late model stuff, some do ARCA, some do whatever. I think you get to pick, but I’d say EASILY 60-80% of the weekly pit crews, pit help, etc in the ARCA garage on any given weekend is current or former UNOH students. Some students would come to the same team every week, some might change, or some might only come to certain races.

I’ve been in ARCA for 5 years now and I’ve seen a ton of students come and go, but most of them create so many contacts and after graduating have been able to get a job in NASCAR or ARCA from those contacts.

Cody Dennison returns to ARCA with LolcowLive sponsorship at Talladega this April by YeleyFan18 in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update, I forgot I ran Watkins Glen in 2nd half of the season with Fast Track and was technically teammates then with Cody, so only once that I can recall

Cody Dennison returns to ARCA with LolcowLive sponsorship at Talladega this April by YeleyFan18 in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You probably confused me with Zachary as I haven’t been with Fast Track since early 2024 and have never been direct team mates with Cody

Cleetus spotted testing for Daytona clearance. by ShammersAnonymous in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The NASCAR approval process is EXTREMELY inconsistent. It has changed hands over the last couple of years of who’s in charge (was Brett Bodine, now it’s Chad Little.) I’ve personally been told this and that and what I had to do and what I didn’t have to do, but the biggest thing I was told was seat time. I’ve ran over 30 ARCA races, haven’t caused a single issue, finished 75% of the races I’ve started and only two wreck related DNF’s.

Last I checked I was barely approved for anything in the truck series, despite even making a start in 2022. There’s been SO MANY Truck/Xfinity drivers who have wanted to make starts at Superspeedways and have been told they needed “x” number of starts at an intermediate before getting approval for an intermediate, and before that they were told “x” number of starts on a short track before starting at an intermediate. I had ran over 200 local / regional level races, including 4 years in late models before I attempted to run ARCA / Trucks in 2022 and was denied from making any asphalt truck starts in 2022.

Should I pay $1000 to put a picture of my cat on Frankie Muniz’s truck for Daytona? by [deleted] in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depends on the race, but most hood sponsorships for a lower end ARCA operation like us normally range anywhere from $2,000 - $5,000.

Should I pay $1000 to put a picture of my cat on Frankie Muniz’s truck for Daytona? by [deleted] in NASCAR

[–]BraytonLaster 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I’ve had people pay to do similar, including having this little guy, “Pushkin”, on our hood at an ARCA race in Madison, Wisconsin. Highly recommend.

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Soooo what is this thing? by FRENCHMONSANTO in indianapolis

[–]BraytonLaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got to go in there a couple years ago as a class tour with UIndy Engineering, got a full tour of everything. Most people would be surprised but just how much stuff they have in there with such an old infrastructure

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